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      This portrait of Hiram Capron was painted by Robert Whale circa 1852. The original is on display at the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      This portrait of Mary De Long Capron was painted by Robert Whale circa 1852. The original is on display at the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      This portrait of Cynthia Cole Capron, the daughter of Hiram Capron's brother Horace Capron, was painted by Robert Whale circa 1858. The original is on display at the Paris Museum and Historical Society. A photograph of her is also available, and is linked to on the right. This collection also …

      This portrait of Andrew Baird, the husband of Cynthia Cole Capron, was painted by Robert Whale circa 1858. The original is on display at the Paris Museum and Historical Society.

      Thomas Hamar Greenwood was born at Whitby on February 7, 1870 and left Canada for England in 1895. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1920 to 1922 and died at London, England, on September 10, 1948. This oil painting was presented to the Town of Whitby Archives by Hamar …

      This copy of a painting portrays Epaphras Lord Phelps, also known as Onasquesakon. Originally a school teacher from the United States, he taught a school in Long Point, Blenheim and in Brant's Mohawk village; later, from 1800 to 1812, he was Joseph Brant's white secretary. He was trusted enough by …

      This copy of a portrait painting depicts Hiram Phelps, the son of Epaphras Lord Phelps. Hiram was a successful farmer, and took a great interest in local affairs. He was Reeve of Brantford Township in 1854. His family lived in a large home on the Phelps tract, now 513 Mount …

      This is a portrait of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless (1857-1910), founder of Women's Institute. The original is on display at the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead. For more information and to view a virtual tour of the homestead, visit the official website at www.adelaidehoodless.ca.

      This is a copy of the original pastel painting of Brock by Gerrit Schipper (c.1808), and shows Brock a few years before his death. This copy was painted by Alice Kerr-Nelson in 1881. The copy was a commission for Lieutenant-Governor John B. Robinson, negotiated on his behalf by his brother, …

      This is a black and white photograph of youth after a confirmation ceremony at the United Church in Sulphide, Ontario

      What is interesting about Mr. Smith is that his name was never changed on the Toronto company he founded in 1851; he passed away in 1894. The 116-year company, which had connections to Marten River, Temagami, Field and Callander, officially closed its doors in 1967 as the John B. Smith …

      Framed portrait of Bro. Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, 1791-1796.

      Oval-shaped portrait of Robert Hamilton, Deputy Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada, 1796; in decorative frame. Inscription at the bottom reads: "Hon. Robert Hamilton. Queenston, Canada. First D. G. M. A. F. and A. M. 1794"

 Lindsay Daily Post     Probably from Omemee, perhaps a politician?

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      Water colour & pastel by William Armstrong

      This portrait depicts John Penman, a prominent businessman whose Penman Mills in Paris were major producers of woolen knitwear in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This image was printed on the first page of photographs in At the Forks of the Grand: Volume II by D. A. Smith.

      St. John's Anglican Church was built of Kingston limestone in 1846, it is located at 150 Victoria St. East, Whitby, Ontario (on the north side of Victoria Street, east of Brock Street).

      "The White House" at 430 Brant Street, south west of the intersection of Brant and Ontario Streets, was the home and office of three medical doctors: Doctor Richardson, Dr Tom Peart the coroner, and then from 1929 to 1981 Dr Wilbur Weaver. It was bought by the City for $16,000 …

      This is a print of an original painting. Built ca 1870 for Capt Henderson, the farmhouse is shown on the map in the Halton County Alas (1877), and illustrated in Martha Craig's "The Garden of Canada" (1902), page 48. The wrap-around verandah was added later. The property was farmed ca …